A slain high school athlete of Vacaville High School is honored by his peers and family at a game after he was shot and killed earlier this week.

A slain high school athlete of Vacaville High School is honored by his peers and family at a game after he was shot and killed earlier this week.

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Updated: 5:07 PM PDT Oct 12, 2014

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WEBVTT BACK TO YOU. A MOVING TRIBUTE TONIGHT FOR A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT WHO WAS MURDERED THIS WEEK IN VACAVILLE. 18-YEAR-OLD DEMETRIOUS WARD WAS ALSO A FOOTBALL PLAYER FOR VACAVILLE HIGH. KCRA 3'S TOM DUHAIN WAS THERE AS HIS MEMORY WAS HONORED BEFORE TONIGHT'S GAME. CAPTAINS OF THE BULLDOG WALKED THEIR MASCOT TO MIDFIELD AND THE JERSEY OF NUMBER 21 DEMETRIOUS WARD,, THEIR TEAMMATE. STUDENTS WORE HIS NUMBER AND MEMORIAL SHIRTS WITH HIS PICTURE. IT HIT REALLY HARD. ONE DAY HE WAS HERE AND NOW HE IS GONE. A CHARACTER. HE MADE EVERYONE SMILED. THE 18-YEAR-OLD DIED AFTER BEING SHOT AT THIS APARTMENT COMPLEX. POLICE SAID HE WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND THEY DO NOT KNOW WHY HE WAS HERE. WARD'S GRIEVING FAMILY CAME TO MIDFIELD AND THE CAPTAIN EMBRACED HIS FATHER. WE TREASURED ACCOUNT. KEVIN WARD ACCEPTED HIS SON'S JERSEY. THE FAMILY WAS APPRECIATIVE. WE WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO VACAVILLE AND ALL OF THE FAMILY. HE HAS A LOT OF IT HERE. THIS IS DEMETRIOUS TONIGHT. IT IS EXUDED WHAT HE WAS AND WHAT HE STOOD FOR. VACAVILLE POLICE SAID DETECTIVES ARE WORKING NONSTOP AND TALKING TO WITNESSES AND

Vacaville HS holds moving tribute for slain teen

A slain high school athlete of Vacaville High School is honored by his peers and family at a game after he was shot and killed earlier this week.